Does the word ‘scarcity’ mean anything to you?

Are you looking to be more effective at work? Need an opportunity to build your skills? Or maybe you just want some intellectual food for thought? Either way, here are a few useful links and tid-bits. What have you been reading lately?

Does the word ‘scarcity’ mean anything to you? If not, you might want to broaden your econ knowledge here.  Steven Horwitz, economics professor and author, has a list of 12 essential articles for aspiring economists. It includes Austrian classics like Hayek, Mises, and Friedman, among others. 

What’s your five year plan? You might say: “Hey! Stalin and Lenin had those! Those are for communists.” You’re partially right, but plans benefit free-market careerists too. It doesn’t matter whether you love where you’re at or want to sell all your belongings and flee the country. By taking the quiz, you get personalized results with interactive materials and actionable steps.

Imagine traveling from Boston to Martha’s Vineyard in under an hour and for less than $70. Jared Meyer’s research on Flytenow indicates this could’ve happened. Unfortunately, FAA bureaucrats did their best to regulate this possibility away. Read more to learn about the quick rise and fall of a great idea, thanks to government interference.

Libertarianism for Beginners: an interview for those who have heard about libertarianism, but want to know more. Nick Gillespie talks with a man who wants to “keep the government small and let people do what they want with their own bodies and property.” They talk about the fall of the Soviet Union, the 2016 election, and robots.